Components and Force of a Timber and a Wall

A timber of uniform cross section with a mass of 90 kg is hinged at its lower end and held at angle of 60 degrees with the horizontal by a rod attached as shown in (attached figure 4-6)
A cylinder which has a mass of 30 kg is placed between the timber and the wall.

1) What are the horizontal and vertical components of the reaction at A?

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Solution attaches a .jpg to show the handwritten calculations to solve for horizontal and vertical components of a reaction as well as the force between the cylinder and timber involved.

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